Amman vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2357
🏠 One person rent
$368
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$1921
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
62
39
😀 Quality of life
70
73
🏙️ Population
4.01M
903K

The cost of living in Amman is 3% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5708th and 5641st ($962 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dammam ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2687th and 1530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$5.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$5903

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$952
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1277
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1277
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$880
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1245
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$907
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1797
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1964
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$785
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$960
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$686
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$687
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1384
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1278
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$688
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$543
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$947
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$968
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$555
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$686
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$690
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$634
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$687
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$650
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$553
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$815
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$1924
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1343
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1129
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$542
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$689
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$858
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$637